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Money & Economy
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Money & Economy
Agricultural outsourcing
Some US farms are outsourcing to Mexico, to the tune of 45000 acres
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Science & Technology, Money & Economy
A problem with dirt
Overlooked in the global food crisis: A problem with dirt
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Money & Economy, Consumerism
The Biofuel Follies
Why don’t more Americans get ticked off by the ethanol debacle? Our government is spending billions propping up a pointless industry that’s doing real damage to the world’s poor. After all, ethanol will do little to really decrease our reliance on oil in general. The monomaniacal desire of some to punish the MidEast is resulting […]
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Money & Economy
Farm bill must clear income hurdle
At a time of high commodity prices and food shortages, the government continues to distribute about $5.2 billion in annual direct payments to individuals regardless of personal income or current production on their farmland.
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Money & Economy, Consumerism
The Price of Growth
In my quest to understand and practice the discipline of simplicity, I face no greater challenge than the prevailing mindset of my American culture. Its god is progress; its prophets, television and the Internet; its hymns, commercial jingles; its temples, stores. Its proverbs include “growth is always good,” “more is better,” “enough is just a […]
